St. Paul man shot over 'bad marijuana,' charges say

Darrell Vontrell Gonnigan, 20, of St. Paul is charged with shooting Syrgeo Roman Perez, 23, over a marijuana deal on June 29, 2013. (Courtesy of Ramsey County sheriff's office)

A man shot another man in St. Paul over a marijuana deal, prosecutors charged Tuesday.

Police found Syrgeo Roman Perez, 23, bleeding heavily with several gunshot wounds, in the 600 block of Duluth Street at 6:13 p.m. Saturday.

Before Perez went into emergency surgery, he told an officer he'd been selling marijuana to a man he knows as D.B., who shot him, the criminal complaint said. He also said the last person he talked with on his phone was D.B. The last call on Perez's phone was listed to Darrell Vontrell Gonnigan, 20, of St. Paul, the complaint said.

Gonnigan told police that Perez is his "weed man," but that he'd bought "bad marijuana" from him and planned to go to Perez's home to take his "good weed," the complaint said.

Gonnigan also said, "Perez told him to get out of the house. He stated Perez grabbed a bat. He pulled his gun and shot Perez," according to the complaint.

Gonnigan is charged with first- and second-degree assault, and two counts of first-degree attempted aggravated robbery.